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“We need to in this country begin again to raise civil discourse to another level.  I mean, we shout and scream and yell and get very little accomplished, but you can disagree very much with the next guy and still be friends and acquaintances.”  ~...
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I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.  —Gilda Radner I have a dog in my sports bra. His name is Yoda Mouse and I got him from a breeder.  My...
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“There is sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.  They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.  They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.” ~  Washington Irving   Over the last two...
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.” –Tim Page Experts have always been enamored of diagnoses.   After all, if they can force us into a box of their own defining, then they can safely make sense of us.  In fact, an...
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by Maya North “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does.” (Margaret Mead) Years ago, I taught beginning Hebrew to 7 and 8 year olds. They’re all grown now; they have...
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by Maya North “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC – 531 BC) I talk to strangers and I give them advice. Nobody’s safe. I’ll talk to anybody. I talk to the...
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